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Things you should know before moving to Sweden

(prepared by Mr. Walid Yousef)

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The environment

Swedes are really green. Littering is 1 everywhere, and if you're caught dropping even the tiniest bit, you 2 pay a fine. You are also 3 by law to sort out your recycling.

Social etiquette

Don't expect Swedes to be chatty. They don't talk to you if they 4 . Punctuality is important though. You 5 turn up late or early. In some other ways they're quite informal: at school, you 6 call your teacher Professor or Mr or Mrs as they prefer to be called by their first names.